The recipe itself came from a published and reputable source. The beer was brewed as instructed and I wasn’t happy with the results. It certainly wasn’t anywhere near the character of Fat Tire, my all time favourite session beer. The lesson that I learned here is the value in yeast strains.
While the beer it made was pleasant, the yeast character was not what was desired. New Belgium’s strain was released once for homebrewers, but I never got a package. Unfortunately it seems to be a big component to the beer. I’ve been looking for the strain ever since.
Recipe Details
| Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
| 6.1 gal |
60 min |
19.3 IBUs |
15.2 SRM |
1.058 |
1.012 |
6.1 % |
|
Actuals |
1.058 |
1.008 |
6.6 % |
Fermentables
| Name |
Amount |
% |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) US |
9 lbs |
67.92 |
| Toasted Malt |
2 lbs |
15.09 |
| Crystal Malt Light - 15L (Crisp) |
1.5 lbs |
11.32 |
| Munich II (Weyermann) |
8 oz |
3.77 |
| Chocolate (Briess) |
4 oz |
1.89 |
Hops
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
| Liberty |
1.41 oz |
50 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
4.3 |
| Liberty |
0.35 oz |
15 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
4.3 |
Yeast
| Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
| American Ale (1056) |
Wyeast Labs |
75% |
60°F - 72°F |
Mash
| Step |
Temperature |
Time |
| Mash In |
150°F |
75 min |
| Mash Out |
168°F |
10 min |
Notes
| Original Brew asked for 30 gm Goldings at 5.5% (60 Minute) and 15 gm at 15 Minutes. Had to change to Fuggles at 4.2% but shown as Liberty to properly calculate hop rate. |
